Appeals Court Hears Anthropic’s Pentagon AI Suit
The company says the blacklist blocks defense contractors from using Claude models while the Pentagon argues the restrictions protect national security.
- On Tuesday, a federal appeals court in Washington heard arguments in Anthropic's lawsuit challenging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to blacklist the company as a supply chain risk.
- Mounting tensions between The DOD and Anthropic led to the designation after negotiations collapsed, with Hegseth claiming the company "undermined the substantial trust required to sustain the relationship."
- Anthropic attorney Kelly Dunbar argued The Pentagon "defied congressionally mandated procedures" to gain leverage, while Justice Department attorney Sharon Swingle warned that Anthropic's models could interfere with critical military operations.
- Appellate judges appeared divided during Tuesday's proceedings; Judge Karen Henderson called The Pentagon's designation a "spectacular overreach," while Judge Neomi Rao questioned the court's authority to second-guess the Defense Secretary's assessments.
- The three-judge panel agreed to expedite the case, acknowledging that Anthropic "will likely suffer some irreparable harm" during litigation, as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company had "no choice" but to challenge the designation.
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Appeals court hears Anthropic’s Pentagon AI suit
Anthropic and the Pentagon squared off Tuesday in a federal appeals court, where the artificial intelligence firm faced an uphill battle in convincing three Republican-appointed judges that Secretary Pete Hegseth’s supply chain risk label violated the law. Lawyers for the Defense Department and Anthropic faced intense questioning from a three-judge panel in the D.C. Circuit…
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Anthropic faced a fresh round of legal scrutiny Tuesday as the Trump administration defended a Pentagon move that labels the AI company a supply chain risk. The government detailed its position in response to Anthropic's challenge to a designation that restricts its ability to pursue new Defense Department work. In court, judges questioned the Pentagon's rationale. "For the life of me, I do not see any evidence of maliciousness despite the best …
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Appeals court judges appear to be divided over Pentagon’s legal dispute with AI company Anthropic
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of appellate judges appeared to be divided on Tuesday over a legal dispute between the Pentagon and technology company Anthropic, which claims Defense Secretary Pete
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